"You cannot simultaneously prevent and prepare for war... - eviltoast
Pentagon unveils ‘Replicator’ drone program to compete with China
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The program will seek to scale unmanned, attritable systems to offset China's bulk capacity, Hicks said.

The very prevention of war requires more faith, courage, and resolution than are needed to prepare for war. We must all do our share, that we may be equal to the task of peace." --Albert Einstein

Yet here we are, gearing up to take on China. We don’t do international diplomacy anymore. We issue threats and do economic warfare. It’s all good for defense contractors and their stock holders, though.